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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
Flashback to 1885 and this view of the Callowhill Street Bridge as shown on a cigarette card promoting the tobacco brand Honest Long Cut.
Also known as the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, the Callowhill Street Bridge was built over the Schuylkill River between 1874-1875 by the Keystone Bridge Company from designs by engineer Jacob H. Linville. The bridge was demolished in 1964. #FlashbackFriday
For this week’s #tbt we take you back to a time when an icon of our lovely city is only beginning to make its mark. If you look closely, you can see the Campbell’s Soup pier on the Camden side of the river.